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About This Document >>     Installing SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Getting Started with SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>         Running the Server >>         Environment Variables for Server and Client Applications         Setting Up a Shell User>>             Authenticating Remote Server Hosts             Using Password Authentication             Using Public-Key Authentication         Running Client Programs>>     Configuring the Server >>     Configuring the Client >>     Authentication >>     File Transfer Using SFTP >>     File Transfer Using Transparent FTP Tunneling >>     Tunneling on the Command Line >>     Troubleshooting SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Advanced Information >>     Man Pages >>     Log Messages >>

Using Public-Key Authentication

In public-key authentication, the server authenticates the user by the presence of the user's public key in the user's $HOME/.ssh2 directory on the server. The public key ties the user ID to the user's private key stored on the client. Keys can be generated using the ssh-keygen2 tool.

For more information and examples on public-key authentication, see Section User Authentication with Public Keys.